Under the motto of “Impact through Creativity”, our referral partners challenged traditional thinking and opened themselves up for a more creative approach to better engage with and support care experienced youth. Continue reading “Impact Through Creativity” »

“My experience of the Assessment Day with a company like Premier Inn was really good. Even though it was only for a couple of hours, I met many great people. I met with managers and they told me what the company is and what it expects from candidates. By them telling me what they expected, they gave me an idea of what I had to do in order to work for a popular company like that and that’s what I needed.”

Today is International Women’s Day, a day on which we celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all over the globe. This year’s theme is #PressforProgress, a powerful call-to-action to unify friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender inclusive.

For us, #PressforProgress means providing the best possible support to enable young care leavers achieve their career goals. The young women we’ve worked with and are currently working with have shown incredible levels of resilience, motivation and aspiration. They have worked so hard to overcome extreme adversity, prejudice and stigma, and progressed from care into a career. Here are some of their inspiring stories: Continue reading “International Women’s Day – #PressforProgress” »

As 2018 begins, it’s vital we keep the spotlight on care leavers. These are tumultuous times, where big political and economic issues like Brexit draw attention away from some of our most pressing social issues. Here in the third sector we cannot let this happen. We must shout even louder – and campaign even harder – to bring the stories of our clients to the fore. Continue reading “Keep care leavers in the spotlight” »

DRIVE FORWARD

We’re here to make a difference in the lives of young care leavers. Wherever they’re coming from, we’re on a mission to help open doors and give them the skills, confidence and inspiration to make some momentum and realise their full potential.